Growing Older in World Cities: New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo

by Victor G. Rodwin, Michael K. Gusmano

Overview

Population aging often provokes fears of impending social security deficits, uncontrollable medical expenditures, and transformations in living arrangements, but public policy could also stimulate social innovations. These issues are typically studied at the national level; yet they must be resolved where most people live—in diverse neighborhoods in cities.

New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo are the four largest cities among the wealthiest, most developed nations of the world. The essays commissioned for this volume compare what it is like to grow older in these cities with respect to health care, quality of life, housing, and long-term care. The contributors look beyond aggregate national data to highlight the importance of how local authorities implement policies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826514905
Publisher:	Vanderbilt University Press
Publication date:	03/31/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael K. Gusmano is Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. They co-direct the World Cities Project at the International Longevity Center—USA.

Victor G. Rodwin is Professor of Health Policy and Management, Wagner School, New York University.

Table of Contents

Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION

Growing Older in World Cities: Implications for Health and Long-Term Care Policy
Victor G. Rodwin, Michael K. Gusmano, and Robert N. Butler

How Can We Compare New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo? Defining Spatial Units of Analysis
Victor G. Rodwin and Michael K. Gusmano

PART II: NEW YORK

Growing Old in the City That Never Sleeps: Aging in New York
Emanuel Tobier

The Health of Older New Yorkers
Daniel Weisz and Michael K. Gusmano

Organizing Care for Older Persons in New York: The Social Class Vulnerabilities of a World City
David Barton Smith

The Housing of Older New Yorkers
Kenneth Knapp

Lifestyle Patterns, Social Networks, and the Use of Formal Services in New York: The Impact of Ethnicity, Class, and Culture on Older People
Marjorie H. Cantor

PART III: LONDON

Aging, Health, and Social Services in London
Anthony M. Warnes

Inequalities amongst older people in London: The challenge of diversity
Maria Evandrou

Long-Term Care Facilities in London
Inge Strüder and Tony Warnes

Living Arrangements and Housing Among Older People in London
Tony Warnes and Inge Strüder

PART IV: PARIS

Growing Older in the City of Light
Victor G. Rodwin

The Health of Older Parisians
Véronique Lucas-Gabrielli, Philippe Pépin, François Tonnellier

Inequalities and Quality of Life Among Older Persons in Paris
Marie-Ève Joël et Robert Haas

Living Arrangements and Long-Term Care for Older Persons in Paris
Florence de Maria, Victor G. Rodwin and Marc Esponda

PART V: TOKYO

Tokyo: A Pathbreaker in Long-Term Care?
Naoki Ikegami

Aging, Socio-Economic Status, and Neighborhood Differences in Tokyo
Yukiko Kudo

The Challenge of Aging in A Global City: Central Tokyo
Yasuo Takagi

Growing Old With Tokyo
John and Ruth Campbell

Creativity under Uniformity: Implementation of Japan's New Long-Term Care Insurance in Central Tokyo
Etsuji Okamoto

Long-term Care in Tokyo: Home or Institutional Care?
Keiko Honda

PART VI: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES

The Continuum of Long-Term Care in World Cities: From Institutionalization to Home Care
Gabriel Montero, Michael K. Gusmano, and Victor G. Rodwin

Growing Older in World Cities: Themes, Interpretations and Future Research
Michael K. Gusmano and Victor G. Rodwin